Physics

Astrophysicist connects modern science with the traditions of South Africa's indigenous peoples

Astrophysicist connects modern science with the traditions of South Africa's indigenous peoples

From quantum computers to human teleportation: what can this technology actually change?

From quantum computers to human teleportation: what can this technology actually change?

Mars as a second home: what humanity will need to create a colony on the Red Planet

Mars as a second home: what humanity will need to create a colony on the Red Planet

Solar sails: How to fly in space without fuel

Solar sails: How to fly in space without fuel

Do white holes exist, and what does the Big Bang have to do with it?

Do white holes exist, and what does the Big Bang have to do with it?

Scientists have learned to transmit data by laser through atmospheric disturbances

Scientists have learned to transmit data by laser through atmospheric disturbances

What will happen to the human body on Mars?

What will happen to the human body on Mars?

Dark matter detector captures the weakest neutrinos ever detected

Dark matter detector captures the weakest neutrinos ever detected

What would a person see if they fell into a black hole?

What would a person see if they fell into a black hole?

What happens when a supermassive black hole "switches off"

What happens when a supermassive black hole "switches off"

"Dark photons" back in play: scientists revise constraints on dark matter

"Dark photons" back in play: scientists revise constraints on dark matter

Astronomers have found the fastest star in the Milky Way—it races around a black hole at 8% of the speed of light

Astronomers have found the fastest star in the Milky Way—it races around a black hole at 8% of the speed of light

Quantum entanglement has been achieved directly from sunlight for the first time

Quantum entanglement has been achieved directly from sunlight for the first time

Cosmic acceleration explained without dark energy — a hint of quantum gravity

Cosmic acceleration explained without dark energy — a hint of quantum gravity

Rocky "mega Earth" found with 23 times the mass of our planet

Rocky "mega Earth" found with 23 times the mass of our planet

Einstein's "greatest mistake" became the foundation of modern cosmology

Einstein's "greatest mistake" became the foundation of modern cosmology

Dead star returns matter to the galaxy: Scientists observe a star revealing the Sun's fate in 5 billion years

Dead star returns matter to the galaxy: Scientists observe a star revealing the Sun's fate in 5 billion years

Empty space isn't so empty: magnetar confirms 90 year old physics puzzle

Empty space isn't so empty: magnetar confirms 90 year old physics puzzle

Concrete that can heal its own cracks

Concrete that can heal its own cracks

New measurements from CERN challenge core nuclear physics theory

New measurements from CERN challenge core nuclear physics theory

How lightning is born: What happens inside a storm cloud?

How lightning is born: What happens inside a storm cloud?

Physicists solved the muon puzzle — and faced a new problem

Physicists solved the muon puzzle — and faced a new problem

Graphene, steel, or diamond: Where the myth of the "strongest" substance ends

Graphene, steel, or diamond: Where the myth of the "strongest" substance ends

Northern lights: How the sun and Earth's magnetic field create one of nature's most beautiful phenomena

Northern lights: How the sun and Earth's magnetic field create one of nature's most beautiful phenomena

NASA study brings scientists closer to confirming 90-year-old quantum theory

NASA study brings scientists closer to confirming 90-year-old quantum theory

Natural particle accelerator more powerful than the Large Hadron Collider found in the Milky Way

Natural particle accelerator more powerful than the Large Hadron Collider found in the Milky Way

Strange glitches at the Large Hadron Collider could be linked to dark matter

Strange glitches at the Large Hadron Collider could be linked to dark matter

Sun in a concrete cocoon: what the first thermonuclear power plant will actually look like

Sun in a concrete cocoon: what the first thermonuclear power plant will actually look like

The singularity inside a black hole turns out to be not a point but a three-dimensional surface

The singularity inside a black hole turns out to be not a point but a three-dimensional surface

What happens if a person falls into a black hole?

What happens if a person falls into a black hole?